The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-23
JACKSON HAD 1T EASY.
Money Makes Life Endurable Even in
a Convict Camp.

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ATLANTA, GA, July 22--At short ses-
sion of the penitentiary investigating COM
mittee tonight j. H. Williams, superintend-
ent and whipping boss at Old Town, was
examined. After going over the rules and
regulations of the camp, which he claimed
he strictly enforced, he was asked concern
ing the treatment of Maj George jackson.
He admitted that he was not worked,
was under no surveillance, came and
went about the camp when he pleased, went
fishing unattended, and had quarters, hours
of meals and sleep to suit himself lie
stated that the first month Jackson paid
him S25, which he gave to Capt James, but
he took no more money until after Jackson
left. jackson then sent a check for SlG2 80,
which he sent to Capt. James in Atlanta.
Capt. James, who was present, then made
a statement. He admitted that he received
the check, but returned it TO Jackson. lie
made no reference to receiving the S95 nor
what disposition was made of it. On a
former occasion he testified that money was
rendered by jackson, but never accepted.
A TAX COLLECTOR SHORT.
f. A. Pollock, Tax Collector of Pulaski
county, is reported to the Comptroller as
short in his accounts with the county on
tax collections 81 600 for 1885 and 1886. He
has since paid S400 and the Pulaski County
Commissioners are trying to make up the
balance. IL is understood that the suretieS
on Pollocks county bond will ask the Gov
ernor to be relieved of further liability.
The Comptroller to-day reported TO the
Commissioner the amount of the school
fund to be apportioned for 1887 at S304,
S2061
Executive rewards have been offered for
Frank Coleman, n wife murderer of Thomas
county, and Joseph White, murderer of
Charles Phillips in Campbell county. The
rewards are 800 each
A reward is offered for the arrest of an
unknown negro who attempsed the rape of
Mrs. Ophelia Watson, of McDufiie county
last Saturday night, of $500.
MILITARY EQUIPMENTS.
The War Department notifies the Gov
ernor that it has honored requisition
for arms for the Sylvania Rifles, and four
thousand rifle ball cartridges for the Savan-
nah Guards, and that the first had been
shipped to Sylvania and the latter to Lieut.
Col. Garrard.
The General Judiciary Committee, this
afternoon, decided to report favorably the
bill to make the Stone Mountain judicial
circuit permanent.
For a number of years NJ j. Wheeler has
been operating a registered distillery in
Cherokee county. June he suspended,
having in bond in his warehouse 9Sl gallons
of whisky upon which the tax was not paid
July l he reported to Collector Crenshaw
that his warehouse had been destroyed by
fire and the whisky lost. Mr.. Crenshaw
sent deputy collector to Cherokee county
several days ago, who yesterday found on
Wheeler's premises two packages of the
whisky, which was identified. Wheeler
| said he was retired when the whisky was
burned. Wheeler has made fortune out
of his distillery. He will have to pay up
the tax, amounting to nearly 5000, beside
suffering criminal prosecution.
THE ADULTERY CASE.
In the City Court to-day Mary Ella Hunt,
likely mulatto girl, was convicted of
adultery with DIR. G.. B. Gardner DR.
Gardner, who once lived In Savannah, took
the girl into his family several years ago as
his adopted daughter and she has since re
sided with him and his wife as member of
the family. Sentence was reserved until
DIR. Gardner shall be tried next week. The
evidence developed the fact that Dr.
Gardner has been using this
girl in certain blackmailing schemes
Her bond was raised by Judge Van Epps
from $lo0 to $500, and that of DIR. Gardner
from 500 to 81 600. During the trial
Lewis Thomas, the girls lawyer, got into "a
quarrel with George 7. Fry, who appeared
for the prosecution. Mr.. Fry gave Mr.
Thomas the lie, when the latter threw an ink
bottle at Fry, missing him, but spilling the
ink on his clothes. Mr.. Fry grabbed a spit
toon to hit Mr.. Thomas, when the Sheriff
put a stop to the row.
At the reunion of the Forty second Geor-
gia regiment, held at Grants Park to-day,
Gov GORDON made a feeling speech. The
veterans numbered $50 and the crowd 1000
people. Col. Yorick p. Thomas, the old
Colonel of the regiment, was on hand, and
made a few remarks. All the old officers
were reelected.
The State Convention of Photographers
will meet in Atlanta July 27 and 23 The
session will close with a banquet at tho
Kimball House on the evening of the 2Sth.